‘The Bride Stripped Bare’ by Nikki Gemmel

Below is the book review I wrote on the bus in March 2014…

Just finished this book and I did not like it at all. It was recommended to me on the basis that it was 'an interesting book on marriage and sex, by an intriguing Australian author'. Well, the 100+ lessons contained in the book started wearing me out at lesson #5... But I never put a book down before finishing it so I reluctantly kept on reading. The book is flawed in many respects and so is the author's exploration of modern sexuality in my view. The only thing sort of saving the book in the end is the strong bond between the husband - by far the 'best' character among a legion of shallow individuals - and his newborn son.